This just in . . .

Steve Phillips in October 2002, when he was general manager of the New York Mets baseball team. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Hey, Letterman! More proof that sleeping with staff is a bad idea: ESPN analyst Steve Phillips announced Wednesday that he's taking a leave of absence after the New York Post divulged police reports concerning a 22-year-old assistant who confronted his wife at home with evidence of their affair. The woman also allegedly contacted Phillips's teen son via Facebook. But the 46-year-old former Mets general manager -- whose stint with the team was rocked by reports of another workplace fling -- declined to press charges. ESPN said Wednesday it was "aware" of the matter "and took appropriate disciplinary action at the time."